BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,264	165	12.9	10.5-15.6	1,099	87.1	84.4-89.5
GENDER
Female	1,264	165	12.9	10.5-15.6	1,099	87.1	84.4-89.5
RACE
African American	1,264	165	12.9	10.5-15.6	1,099	87.1	84.4-89.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	1	2.9	0.3-20.0	12	97.1	80.0-99.7
-English Speaking	13	1	2.9	0.3-20.0	12	97.1	80.0-99.7
Non-Hispanic	1,251	164	12.9	10.6-15.7	1,087	87.1	84.3-89.4
AGE
18-24	93	14	8.9	4.3-17.3	79	91.1	82.7-95.7
25-34	200	22	11.6	7.0-18.8	178	88.4	81.2-93.0
35-44	261	32	13.9	8.9-21.1	229	86.1	78.9-91.1
45-54	259	36	14.5	9.2-21.9	223	85.5	78.1-90.8
55-64	184	28	16.1	10.1-24.6	156	83.9	75.4-89.9
65-74	149	19	14.2	7.7-24.7	130	85.8	75.3-92.3
75+	105	11	9.8	4.5-19.9	94	90.2	80.1-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	49	17.6	12.4-24.5	244	82.4	75.5-87.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	428	49	10.7	7.3-15.5	379	89.3	84.5-92.7
Some Post-H.S.	303	34	11.6	7.5-17.6	269	88.4	82.4-92.5
College Graduate	237	32	13.7	8.8-20.9	205	86.3	79.1-91.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	273	51	18.5	12.9-25.7	222	81.5	74.3-87.1
$15,000- 24,999	286	30	11.1	6.8-17.5	256	88.9	82.5-93.2
$25,000- 34,999	163	24	18.9	11.7-29.1	139	81.1	70.9-88.3
$35,000- 49,999	113	11	9.3	4.3-18.9	102	90.7	81.1-95.7
$50,000-74,999	64	8	12.3	4.4-29.9	56	87.7	70.1-95.6
$75,000+	53	4	4.4	1.5-12.1	49	95.6	87.9-98.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	3	15.9	4.9-41.2	13	84.1	58.8-95.1
Guilford	71	7	12.4	5.3-26.5	64	87.6	73.5-94.7
Mecklenburg	82	7	5.9	2.6-12.9	75	94.1	87.1-97.4
Orange	30	1	3.9	0.5-23.0	29	96.1	77.0-99.5
Wake	55	6	11.2	4.4-25.8	49	88.8	74.2-95.6
Chatham/Lee	53	3	8.3	2.5-24.3	50	91.7	75.7-97.5
Nash/Wilson	81	12	21.1	11.9-34.5	69	78.9	65.5-88.1
Craven/Pamlico	57	10	12.2	6.1-23.1	47	87.8	76.9-93.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	2	56.0	15.4-89.9	7	44.0	10.1-84.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	13	14.4	8.0-24.4	92	85.6	75.6-92.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	18	17.8	10.8-28.1	77	82.2	71.9-89.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	16	18.4	11.2-28.7	85	81.6	71.3-88.8
Northeast NC I	171	19	13.1	8.2-20.3	152	86.9	79.7-91.8
Northeast NC II	100	10	13.5	7.1-24.2	90	86.5	75.8-92.9
Northeastern Partnership	271	29	13.3	9.0-19.2	242	86.7	80.8-91.0
Mountain AHEC	32	5	21.2	8.3-44.4	27	78.8	55.6-91.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	670	96	13.7	10.5-17.7	574	86.3	82.3-89.5
Piedmont	548	62	12.0	8.9-16.1	486	88.0	83.9-91.1
Western NC	46	7	17.7	7.0-38.1	39	82.3	61.9-93.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,264

165

12.9

10.5-15.6

1,099

87.1

84.4-89.5

GENDER

Female

1,264

165

12.9

10.5-15.6

1,099

87.1

84.4-89.5

RACE

African American

1,264

165

12.9

10.5-15.6

1,099

87.1

84.4-89.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.9

0.3-20.0

97.1

80.0-99.7

-English Speaking

2.9

0.3-20.0

97.1

80.0-99.7

Non-Hispanic

1,251

164

12.9

10.6-15.7

1,087

87.1

84.3-89.4

AGE

18-24

8.9

4.3-17.3

91.1

82.7-95.7

25-34

200

11.6

7.0-18.8

178

88.4

81.2-93.0

35-44

261

13.9

8.9-21.1

229

86.1

78.9-91.1

45-54

259

14.5

9.2-21.9

223

85.5

78.1-90.8

55-64

184

16.1

10.1-24.6

156

83.9

75.4-89.9

65-74

149

14.2

7.7-24.7

130

85.8

75.3-92.3

75+

105

9.8

4.5-19.9

90.2

80.1-95.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

17.6

12.4-24.5

244

82.4

75.5-87.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

428

10.7

7.3-15.5

379

89.3

84.5-92.7

Some Post-H.S.

303

11.6

7.5-17.6

269

88.4

82.4-92.5

College Graduate

237

13.7

8.8-20.9

205

86.3

79.1-91.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

273

18.5

12.9-25.7

222

81.5

74.3-87.1

$15,000- 24,999

286

11.1

6.8-17.5

256

88.9

82.5-93.2

$25,000- 34,999

163

18.9

11.7-29.1

139

81.1

70.9-88.3

$35,000- 49,999

113

9.3

4.3-18.9

102

90.7

81.1-95.7

$50,000-74,999

12.3

4.4-29.9

87.7

70.1-95.6

$75,000+

4.4

1.5-12.1

95.6

87.9-98.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

15.9

4.9-41.2

84.1

58.8-95.1

Guilford

12.4

5.3-26.5

87.6

73.5-94.7

Mecklenburg

5.9

2.6-12.9

94.1

87.1-97.4

Orange

3.9

0.5-23.0

96.1

77.0-99.5

Wake

11.2

4.4-25.8

88.8

74.2-95.6

Chatham/Lee

8.3

2.5-24.3

91.7

75.7-97.5

Nash/Wilson

21.1

11.9-34.5

78.9

65.5-88.1

Craven/Pamlico

12.2

6.1-23.1

87.8

76.9-93.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

56.0

15.4-89.9

44.0

10.1-84.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

14.4

8.0-24.4

85.6

75.6-92.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

17.8

10.8-28.1

82.2

71.9-89.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

18.4

11.2-28.7

81.6

71.3-88.8

Northeast NC I

171

13.1

8.2-20.3

152

86.9

79.7-91.8

Northeast NC II

100

13.5

7.1-24.2

86.5

75.8-92.9

Northeastern Partnership

271

13.3

9.0-19.2

242

86.7

80.8-91.0

Mountain AHEC

21.2

8.3-44.4

78.8

55.6-91.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

670

13.7

10.5-17.7

574

86.3

82.3-89.5

Piedmont

548

12.0

8.9-16.1

486

88.0

83.9-91.1

Western NC

17.7

7.0-38.1

82.3

61.9-93.0

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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